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What are some fun facts about Thomas Edison? Discover some interesting facts about the American inventor and businessman, and ...

Thomas Alva Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park whose genius ushered in a new era of light and sound for humankind, invented the phonograph at his New Jersey laboratory on this day in history ...

On this date in 1891 Thomas Edison patented the Kinetograph ... The motion film, in conjunction with the phonograph, thus directed to self-study, can be made of enormous educational value and ...

The National Museum of American History’s new permanent exhibit, “America’s Listening,” transports visitors back to the 1800s, when Thomas Edison unveiled the phonograph and kick-started ...